As a member of the punctuation police, I'm afraid I have to issue you a citation for that apostrophe in the sentence before the last picture. "It's" is an abbreviation for "it is"; it's not the possessive form of "it". That would be "its". Now you have learned about both geography and grammar today. :)

What lovely cakes! They look great when your eyes are frozen shut, anyway.

I understand the cold. As you likely learned in Geography class, Minnesota is the furthest North of the 48 contiguous states--although I don't blame you for forgetting that details. As someone from Minnesota, I recall that fact, in spite of the fact that the school is only in session during months when it snows (September through June).

Yeah...I was gonna say what Brian said. The northernmost point in the contiguous United States is in North Dakota, but there are LOTS of places that are more northerly than Maine - Parts of Washington state, for example.

As a Mainer by birth (who fled that place many years ago) it is nice to see a little piece of my homeland pop up on Cake Wrecks. Love the pine cone thing, mostly because my husband can't get over how ridiculous it is that it's our state flower. Maybe when I go visit for thanksgiving I will replicate one of these.

My boyfriend is from Maine and transplanted to the West Coast a year and a half ago. He's actually back in the Bangor area for a few weeks right now to sell his house. Yes, it's cold, and for some reason, he likes to collect pinecones out here - he must be homesick!

Hehehe. My mom has lived in Maine for the past, oh, seven years. She's actually moving down here to sunny FL this weekend! She is in for such a shock - she calls me every Wednesday on her way from the bank and complains about the *horrendous* Maine traffic. Gosh, she must live in a town of 3,000 people. Must be hard dodging all those snowmobiles. I admit I will miss sending her Christmas photos of us in shorts!

Just wanted to know what makes the last cake "traditional". Is it the lobster with the splayed legs on blue icing? Is this a seasonal cake? A special day cake? It also seems to come with a gold rating according to the label on the box. Hmmmm.Cindy Mitchell

I spent a year working in Bah Habah (Bar Harbor) Maine and I never heard anyone say wicked. Plus, lobster was still expensive because its a tourist trap. But I definitely remember the black flies. Oh yah. The black flies.

That moose was just an extra horse head cake that didn't sell and they slapped some trash bags on it.

I was relieved that the moose cake was a moose - at first glance I thought it was a strange fat bat. It makes a much better moose than a bat. My other comment is a question...a lobster is a bug? I'm from Texas and we do have bugs big enough to strap a saddle on, but is a lobster an aquatic bug? EWWWW

what are the black things dropped on the first lobster? Did he find some fine caviar to munch on?Love state bug = lobster! Whenever I saw one of the old Maine license plates, I'd always think a cockroach crawled up onto the plate and was hitching a ride!

I'm from Canada (Toronto, Ontario) and this post made me laugh out loud! I thought we were the only ones who had to put up with questions like: "What's it like to live in an Igloo?" or "Where did y'all park yer dog sleds?"

I'm happy to know our neighbours in the northern states have to deal with it too!

Hooray! Never knew you were from Maine!! I currently live elsewhere (Northern VA), but I'm a true Mainiac, not just because I was born there, but because both my PARENTS were born there (Mainiacs will understand). Awesome cakes-- but as the daughter of a botanist, I can tell you, it's not just the pine cone that is the flower, it is also the tassel which goes with it--that's where the pollen is. Yes, it is technically a flower!! Though you certainly wouldn't know it from that cake!!

The last lobster cake has a label on the box that says "Traditional". Is the making of such awful things one of these scary American traditions we hear so much about in Yarrup, like wearing racoon-skin caps, decimating the indigenous wildlife and human populations and then posting messages saying "Other countries' traditions are.... scary" when confronted with a cake made to resemble Zwarte Piet?

The moose reminds me of a friend of mine who accidentally hit one while serving in the the armed forces in Alaska. The moose was unhurt but left, um, several presents on the windshield out of sheer fright! This cake looks like it represents one that didn't make it...Nothing says "Happy Birthday" like roadkill!

And hey, I have used 'wicked' in conversation, and I'm not from Maine =D

Anothah Maine-ah heyah, though I'm technically 'From away'. Love the Maine cakes - wicked cool, though I didn't see any with jimmies on them. The lobstah ones are cunnin'! Because of my love for the state, I do a weekly post titled Why I Love ME and I'm finding out lots of people love ME! They really love ME!

Wicked Cool!! I'm a Mainah born and raised. I left the state for a grand total of three months then came runnin' back home. Everyone makes fun of my accent at work (they're all from-awayahs!) but I just smile and say "Ayuh."

I LOVE the moose cake! My oldest son's nickname is moose because he's so big. That would be perfect for his next birthday! lol

Too bad you didn't find a cake celebrating the funnest part of livin' in Maine. Mud Season!!

Oh Cake Wrecks- taking on home sweet home! Best way to wind down my Monday. Again, I would like to add to the comments noting you Ann-Marie made no claim to being Maine being "northernmost." Back off, people! We're only claiming to have the suckiest state flower, and tastiest underwater arthropod. Thinking of Maine-inspired cakes, and the show of native pride in the comments section, I would love to see a cake based the the old "a cat can have kittens in the oven, but that doesn't make 'em biscuits" saying...

Well hello there, fellow Mainiac! Technically, I'm not 'from' Maine, but all my maternal family has lived there since, probably, it was part of Mass. I was just there last month, as I have been every summer for my entire life. We have a camp - not a tennis camp, not a golf camp, not a 'cottage' - but just a CAMP, waaaay above Bangor. Up in The County. We put out the wharf every summer, we park our cars in the dooryard and we drink pop. We also eat beanhole beans, smelt and beans and new potatoes in cream. I would like to say I eat red hot dogs but I can't stand 'em!

Mr Capability - While I am not proud of the white peoples' role in treatment of Native Americans in this country, let us not forget that they were Europeans first, some only a generation or so (or not) from the Old Country.

I'll tell you why some people in Maine may want a moose cake. If you have survived hitting one with your car in the great state of Maine, then you're darn right you deserve a cake! I totalled my car hitting one in Lewiston. Didn't get a cake though. Just a few cuts and bruises.

Born and bred Maine-ah here. Well some of us do have to use flashlights and jackets to use the bathroom at night. At least when we're up-ta camp. Then it's wicked cold and dark at night. And it only snows from Nov till April. We just don't get spring, we have summer, fall, winter and mud season here.As for the bugs, real Maine-ah's know it's the black flies that cause all the trouble. Yeah we have mosquitos, but the black flies will carry you away.

I am a mainer as well, I live in the middle of lobsterville USA. You should hear these people talk, its insane. I only use wicked every other sentence. these guys use "guy" "wicked" and every other stereotypical maine slang word every five seconds.

nice to see I'm not the only one spotting the similarity between finnish käpykakku and the pine cone cake here. But I am surprised to find out how many of you think the pine cone cake as something strange. ah well, maybe it's the cultural differences since it's not an abnormality amongst cakes here in Finland - and it's pretty tasty too! :)

But, I'm not sure why everyone felt the need to correct you and say that Maine actually isn't the northern-most state. You never claimed it was--you only claimed to live waaaaay up North, and I think that's what most people consider Maine to be.

Anyway, I just thought I'd back you up since you never made the claim:)

these are fantastically hillarious! my family's from Maine, Kittery to be exact, its beautiful up there. I long for the days of $2/lb Lobster, instead of the ridiculous rates we get here in Texas. There needs to be (at least on here) a salt water taffy/York Beach themed cake.

Hey! I am from the easternmost point of the US (Lubec, ME, not Eastport, contrary to popular believe) and these are funny! Terrible but funny. It is beautiful here and most of the downeasters have the accent, I don't but I do say wicked, a lot :)-Briana

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